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Nepal political crisis: Police, protestors clash near PM residence
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 25 (ANI): Nepal Police had to use water cannons on civil society activists, who were protesting against the dissolution of Parliament near Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli residence at Baluwatar on Monday, leaving dozens injured.
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Nepal: Activists arrested for protesting against PM Oli
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 25 (ANI): Nepal Police arrested activists protesting against the dissolution of Parliament and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in the capital Kathmandu on Monday.
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Nara Lokesh decries 'rape cases' filed against student agitators
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 25 (ANI): TDP National General Secretary and former Minister Nara Lokesh has condemned the manner in which the police tried to file false "rape cases" against the student activists of Telugu Nadu Students Federation (TNSF) just for trying to protes
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Activists in Nepal stage protest against land encroachment by China
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 24 (ANI): A group of activists affiliated with the National Unity Movement on Sunday organised a sit-in protest in front of the Survey Department of Nepal, demanding GPS-coordinates of border points with China amid claims of land encroachment.
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Pakistani authorities close entryways to Karima Baloch's hometown
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], January 24 (ANI): Pakistani authorities have shut down all communication systems in Balochistan's Kech area and closed all entry points to Tump, the hometown of slain human rights activist Karima Baloch.
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Even dead Baloch woman not spared from abduction by Pakistan, says bother
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], January 24 (ANI): Sameer Mehrab, brother of slain human rights activist Karima Baloch, lashed out at Pakistani authorities on Sunday after the body of his sister was forcefully taken away while it was being escorted to her hometown in Tump, Balochistan.
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US condemns Russia's use of harsh tactics against protesters
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 24 (ANI): Amid the ongoing protest in Russia against the arrest of activist Alexey Navalny, the US has condemned the use of "harsh tactics" against protesters and called for the release of those detained for demonstration.
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Tens of thousands protest in Russia demanding Navalny's release, over 2000
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 24 (ANI): Tens of thousands took to the streets in Russia on Saturday to protest against the arrest of opposition activist Alexey Navalny.
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Activist demands higher rate of conviction in increasing crimes against an
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI): Strong voices against animal cruelty have once again risen in the country after a viral video showed a blazing tire being hurled at a 50-year-old elephant which later caused its death.
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Exiled Sindhi leader blames Pakistan for targeting political activists, pl
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Frankfurt [Germany] January 23 (ANI): An exiled Sindhi leader has accused Islamabad of framing false charges against political activists for demonstrating against the illegal occupation, exploitation of resources and human rights violations in Pakistan's Sindh province.
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Pashtun rights movement holds protest outside Pakistan Embassy in Paris
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France], January 22 (ANI): The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) on Thursday staged a protest outside the residence of the Pakistani ambassador to France against the wrongful detention of Ali Wazir and other PTM activists.
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Scholars demand Canada to reconsider relations with Pakistan following Kar
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], January 22 (ANI): After the mysterious death of Baloch activist Karima Baloch, Tarek Fatah, an author on Pakistani affairs and scholar Burzine Waghmar slammed the crackdown on dissent in Balochistan and urged the Canadian Government to reconsider diplomatic relations with P
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